Follow TV Tropes

Following

History Film / TheParentTrap1961

Go To

OR

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added example(s)

Added DiffLines:

* CatFight: The brawl between the two protagonists, as part of an escalating series of pranks they played on each other, was fully played for comedy, fanservice, and [[KungShui absolute destruction of the party they were at]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Hecky goes along with Mitch that the twins' pranks on Vicky are terrible, but he looks ready to bust a gut laughing, and he shoots them a wink when Mitch isn't looking.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Crosswick.

Added DiffLines:

* MemoryTrigger: Susan (posing as Sharon) smells her grandfather and tries to make his scent a SignatureScent to remember him with:
-->'''Charles:''' What are you doing?
-->'''Susan:''' Making a memory.
-->'''Charles:''' Making a memory?
-->'''Susan:''' All my life, when I'm quite grown-up I will always remember my grandfather and how he smelled of tobacco and peppermint.
-->'''Charles:''' Tobacco and peppermint. Well, I'll tell you what. I take the peppermint for my indigestion and as for the tobacco... to make your grandmother mad.
Tabs MOD

Removed: 82

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
trope is renamed Prefers Going Barefoot. Dewicking old name


* DoesNotLikeShoes: Maggie mostly walks barefooted in the house of her ex-husband.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AgeLift: The twins are nine years old in the original book, but here they're thirteen.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* ComedicUnderwearExposure: From one of the pranks during the dance, when Sharon surreptitiously cuts the back off the skirt of Susan's party dress.


Added DiffLines:

* DistractedByTheSexy: After Sharon gets back at Susan by cutting her dress with scissors, one of the boys dancing gets momentarily distracted by the sight of Susan's exposed underwear.


Added DiffLines:

* OhCrap:
** When Susan's friends see Susan dancing with a boy and then notice that her dress is cut and her underwear is exposed and they go to warn her about it.
** Susan gasps and covers herself before running off with her friends after being told that her underwear is exposed due to Sharon cutting her dress as payback.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* BigShutUp: Vicky yells one.

to:

* BigShutUp: Vicky yells one.one at Hicky as she orders him to stop talking and to get her boots and get her out of the wilderness.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* BigShutUp: Vicky yells one.


Added DiffLines:

* BitchSlap: The twins give one to each other just before grabbing each other and escalating into a physical fight at the summer camp.


Added DiffLines:

* KickTheDog: Having had enough of Mitch and his twins, Vicky slaps one of the twins across her face telling her to give her sister the other half. This makes Mitch call Vicky out for her actions just before she breaks up with him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* MealTicket: Mitch for Vicky.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Armor Piercing Slap is no longer a trope


* ArmorPiercingSlap:
** The twins give one to each other just before grabbing each other and escalating into a physical fight at the summer camp.
** Having had enough of Mitch and his twins, Vicky slaps one of the twins across her face telling her to give her sister the other half. This makes Mitch call Vicky out for her actions just before she breaks up with him.

Removed: 133

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Definition only


* PantyShot: From one of the pranks during the dance, when Sharon surreptitiously cuts the back off the skirt of Susan's party dress.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* TheExsNewJerkass: When Sharon goes to California after swapping places with twin sister Susan, she learns that their divorced father Mitch is now engaged to Vicky Robinson. Vicky is a two-faced Gold Digger who acts sweet and gentle with Mitch but is haughty and rude to people behind his back, especially anyone she considers beneath her station, and she intends to ship Susan off to a boarding school in Switzerland right after the wedding. The prospect of having Vicky for a stepmother is one of the catalysts for the girls hatching their plot to try to get their biological parents back together instead.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* YoungFutureFamousPeople: Look for a then-teenaged [[Creator/MuppetPerformers Dave Goelz]], originator of [[Series/TheMuppetShow Gonzo, Bunsen Honeydew]] and [[Series/FraggleRock Boober Fraggle]] among others, in a brief appearance in a dance scene.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''The Parent Trap'' is a 1961 Creator/{{Disney}} live-action film, based on the 1949 German book ''[[Literature/LottieAndLisa Das doppelte Lottchen]]'', that starred Creator/HayleyMills. It yielded three sequels which are hard to fit into one continuity (and are [[FirstInstallmentWins pretty much forgotten about]]) and also a [[Film/TheParentTrap1998 1998 remake]] that starred Creator/LindsayLohan in her feature film debut.

to:

''The Parent Trap'' is a 1961 Creator/{{Disney}} live-action comedy film, based on the 1949 German book ''[[Literature/LottieAndLisa Das doppelte Lottchen]]'', that starred Creator/HayleyMills. It yielded three sequels which are hard to fit into one continuity (and are [[FirstInstallmentWins pretty much forgotten about]]) and also a [[Film/TheParentTrap1998 1998 remake]] that starred Creator/LindsayLohan in her feature film debut.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AdaptationalLocationChange: The original novel was set in Austria. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.

to:

* AdaptationalLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany and Austria. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AdaptationalLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.

to:

* AdaptationalLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany.Austria. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


''The Parent Trap'' is a 1961 Creator/{{Disney}} live-action film, based on the 1949 book ''[[Literature/LottieAndLisa Das doppelte Lottchen]]'', that starred Creator/HayleyMills. It yielded three sequels which are hard to fit into one continuity (and are [[FirstInstallmentWins pretty much forgotten about]]) and also a [[Film/TheParentTrap1998 1998 remake]] that starred Creator/LindsayLohan in her feature film debut.

to:

''The Parent Trap'' is a 1961 Creator/{{Disney}} live-action film, based on the 1949 German book ''[[Literature/LottieAndLisa Das doppelte Lottchen]]'', that starred Creator/HayleyMills. It yielded three sequels which are hard to fit into one continuity (and are [[FirstInstallmentWins pretty much forgotten about]]) and also a [[Film/TheParentTrap1998 1998 remake]] that starred Creator/LindsayLohan in her feature film debut.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AdaptationLocationalChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.

to:

* AdaptationLocationalChange: AdaptationalLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* AdaptationLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.

to:

* AdaptationLocationChange: AdaptationLocationalChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* AdaptationLocationChange: The original novel was set in Germany. The movie adaptation relocates the setting to the United States.
* AdaptationTitleChange: The movie is based on the 1949 German book ''Literature/LottieAndLisa'', otherwise known as ''Das doppelte Lottchen''.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* KidsPlayMatchBreaker: Before they can reconcile their parents, the twins must first get rid of Mitch’s [[GoldDigger gold-digging]], [[ChildHater child-hating fiancé]], Vicky.


Added DiffLines:

* MealTicket: Mitch for Vicky.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* EmbarrassingNickname: According to Vicky, Mitch calls Susan "Peanut Face".

to:

* EmbarrassingNickname: According to Vicky, Vicky's mother Edna, Mitch calls Susan "Peanut Face".

Added: 728

Removed: 232

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[SheCleansUpNicely He Cleans Up Nicely]]: Mitch towards the end of the film. He goes upstairs to "wash his hands" before having dinner with Maggie and ends up giving himself almost a full makeover- shaving, fixing his hair, changing his clothes, etc. The effect is not lost on ''any'' of his girls (the twins see him as he passes by their bedroom on his way back downstairs- and are extremely happy because they know there's only one person who could have triggered him to spiff up that much).
* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Maggie wastes no time settling in at the Evers' ranch, showering in Mitch's bathroom and then donning the robe he conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.



* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Maggie wastes no time settling in at the Evers' ranch, showering in Mitch's bathroom and then donning the robe he conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.

Added: 357

Removed: 357

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* [[LikeMotherLikeDaughter Like Mother like Daughters]]: Maggie's attitude towards Vicky is virtually the same as her daughters' (in fact if anything she's a bit ''bolder'' than they are!)- and it's implied that she deliberately manipulated the younger woman into going on the camping trip so that she and Mitch would break up.
* MealTicket: Mitch for Vicky.



* [[LikeMotherLikeDaughter Like Mother like Daughters]]: Maggie's attitude towards Vicky is virtually the same as her daughters' (in fact if anything she's a bit ''bolder'' than they are!)- and it's implied that she deliberately manipulated the younger woman into going on the camping trip so that she and Mitch would break up.
* MealTicket: Mitch for Vicky.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* LikeMotherLikeDaughters: Maggie's attitude towards Vicky is virtually the same as her daughters' (in fact if anything she's a bit ''bolder'' than they are!)- and it's implied that she deliberately manipulated the younger woman into going on the camping trip so that she and Mitch would break up.

to:

* LikeMotherLikeDaughters: *[[LikeMotherLikeDaughter Like Mother like Daughters]]: Maggie's attitude towards Vicky is virtually the same as her daughters' (in fact if anything she's a bit ''bolder'' than they are!)- and it's implied that she deliberately manipulated the younger woman into going on the camping trip so that she and Mitch would break up.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None

Added DiffLines:

* LikeMotherLikeDaughters: Maggie's attitude towards Vicky is virtually the same as her daughters' (in fact if anything she's a bit ''bolder'' than they are!)- and it's implied that she deliberately manipulated the younger woman into going on the camping trip so that she and Mitch would break up.


Added DiffLines:

* OnlyOneName: Verbena and Hecky's surnames are never mentioned.

Added: 833

Changed: 375

Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* FreudianSlip: Mitch has a major one when he introduces Maggie to Reverend Moseby (the pastor who is set to marry him and Vicky)- he refers to her as his ''wife''. Needless to say, the minister is left quite confused for a few moments before Mitch hurriedly corrects himself.

to:

* FreudianSlip: Mitch has a major one when he introduces Maggie to Reverend Moseby Mosby (the pastor who is set to marry him and Vicky)- he refers to her as his ''wife''. Needless to say, the minister is left quite confused for a few moments before Mitch hurriedly corrects himself.



* ImAManICantHelpIt: Mitch Evers has trouble seeing that Vicky is a BitchInSheepsClothing because he's DistractedByTheSexy. Discussed when Sharon (posing as Susan) tells Vicky that the wool isn't pulled over her eyes.
-->'''Sharon as Susan''': I know what wonderful, delicate mystery Daddy sees in you. And I can't say I blame him there, either. You're very nicely put together.



* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Mitch and Margaret get into another argument, she punches him in the eye and he falls onto the couch as she attempts to check his bruised eye. The minister walks in and, since she's wearing a robe and lying atop of him, assumes he's intruding on them having an intimate moment.

to:

* NotWhatItLooksLike: When Mitch and Margaret get into another argument, she punches him in the eye and he falls onto the couch as she attempts to check his bruised eye.eye (he isn't exactly cooperative about it). The minister walks in and, since she's wearing a robe and lying atop of him, assumes he's intruding on them having an intimate moment. Lampshaded by Mitch when he tries to persuade Maggie to put on "something decent" just moments before the minister enters.
-->'''Mitch''': The priest could come in here any minute, it looks like we just...



* PickyEater: Vicky refuses to eat the freshly caught trout that Mitch, Hickey and the girls enjoy on the camping trip.

to:

* PickyEater: Vicky refuses to eat the freshly caught trout that Mitch, Hickey Hecky and the girls enjoy on the camping trip.



** Vicky when she's had enough of camping with Mitch, Hickey and the twins and leaves in an angry fit.

to:

** Vicky when she's had enough of camping with Mitch, Hickey Hecky and the twins and leaves in an angry fit.



* ShipperOnDeck: Maggie's father clearly has a preference for Mitch, while Reverend Moseby has one for Maggie (he calls her a "delightful woman" and remarks that he doesn't understand how Mitch "ever let her slip away"). Verbena and Hickey also happily help the girls with their plans to reunite the two (well, the latter isn't so eager at first, being that his first "duty" involves playing a gypsy, but he comes around quickly).
* ShoutOut: The title sequence references Creator/StanFreberg's "John and Marsha" skit twice.

to:

* ShipperOnDeck: Maggie's father clearly has a preference for Mitch, while Reverend Moseby Mosby has one for Maggie (he calls her a "delightful woman" and remarks that he doesn't understand how Mitch "ever let her slip away"). Verbena and Hickey Hecky also happily help the girls with their plans to reunite the two (well, the latter isn't so eager at first, being that his first "duty" involves playing a gypsy, but he comes around quickly).
* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
**
The title sequence references Creator/StanFreberg's "John and Marsha" skit twice.twice.
** The Evers' ranch is called Golden Oak Ranch (the name can clearly be seen on the door of the pickup truck Mitch, Hecky, Vicky and the girls use on their camping trip). This is the Mouse House giving ''themselves'' a shoutout- at the time they owned a filming lot called Golden Oak Ranch.



* TwinSwitch: The girls swap places to get to know their parents. Later they do the same just to fool them.

to:

* TwinSwitch: The girls swap places to get to know their respective non-custodial parents. Later they do the same just to fool them.



* WellIntentionedReplacement: The girls (with the assistance of Hickey and Verbena) recreate the restaurant from their parents' first date as part of an attempt to get their parents back together. Everything is quite homemade and primitive, but it's touching, nonetheless.

to:

* WellIntentionedReplacement: The girls (with the assistance of Hickey Hecky and Verbena) recreate the restaurant from their parents' first date as part of an attempt to get their parents back together. Everything is quite homemade and primitive, but it's touching, nonetheless. Discussed when Maggie realizes what the girls tried to do and tells Mitch to stop laughing.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Maggie wastes no time settling in at the Evers' ranch, showering in Mitch's bathroom and then donninh the robe he conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.

to:

* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Maggie wastes no time settling in at the Evers' ranch, showering in Mitch's bathroom and then donninh donning the robe he conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Shortly after arriving at the Evers' ranch, Maggie takes a shower and then dons the robe Mitch conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.

to:

* HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Shortly after arriving Maggie wastes no time settling in at the Evers' ranch, Maggie takes a shower showering in Mitch's bathroom and then dons donninh the robe Mitch he conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None


* Her boyfriend's jacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Shortly after arriving at the Evers' ranch, Maggie takes a shower and then dons the robe Mitch conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.

to:

* Her boyfriend's jacket: HerBoyfriendsJacket: Or rather her ex-husband's ''bathrobe''. Shortly after arriving at the Evers' ranch, Maggie takes a shower and then dons the robe Mitch conveniently left hanging on the door. HilarityEnsues.

Top